{"product_id":"wanda-hickeys-night-of-golden-jean-shepherd-9780385116329","title":"Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories: And Other Disasters","description":"\u003cb\u003eA bestselling classic of humorous and nostalgic Americana and the basis of the movie \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Story.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mr. Shepherd has the true satirist's grip on his pen: he is humorous, sympathetic, and ironic all at once.\"--\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore Garrison Keillor and Spalding Gray there was Jean Shepherd: a master monologist and writer who spun the materials of his all-American childhood into immensely resonant--and utterly hilarious--works of comic art. \u003ci\u003eWanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories \u003c\/i\u003erepresents one of the peaks of his achievement, a compound of irony, affection, and perfect detail that speaks across generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories \u003c\/i\u003eis a universal (and achingly funny) orchestration of Midwestern puberty rites. From the gut-wrenching playground antics of one Delbert Bumpus and the almighty sacrifice of the Easter ham, to taffy-apple binges at the state fair and the supernatural glow surrounding unapproachable high school beauty Daphne Bigelow, to the memorable disaster that was Shepherd's (and everyone else's) junior prom--these are some of the archetypal legends of childhood that Shepherd evokes from his nostalgic Indiana muse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA timeless and enduring classic, \u003ci\u003eWanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures the sweet cacophonous roar of youth tempered with the wit and honesty of a grown boy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean Shepherd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385116322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385116329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.44w x 0.94d","brand":"Jean Shepherd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048483320063,"sku":"9780385116329","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d7aee2e-8740-4279-a7dd-99a2e09a2fae.jpg?v=1684996025","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wanda-hickeys-night-of-golden-jean-shepherd-9780385116329","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}